The fading charm of space travel – Telangana Today

Enjoy this review of Mass effect: Andromeda, which is set 600 years after ME 3

Mass Effect: Andromeda. Source: Internet

Ever since the invention of flight, mankind has been enamoured with the infinite possibilities of space and the worlds that exist beyond ours. For gamers, space travel has always been a great experience. The ability to immerse oneself in the infinite and engage with different species, fight against them and ally with them has always been the stuff of dreams. A dream that has been fulfilled by BioWares iconic Mass Effect Trilogy (ME) on more than one occasion in the last decade. The series provides players with a unique blend of role-playing elements and the unique choice-based decision-making system as we jump across galaxies to save the universe from impending doom on more than one occasion.

The new game is set 600 years after ME 3 and begins a fresh start for the franchise as the developers hope to move on from the impressive legacy of commander Shepard, and it is everything that we players hoped for familiar, picturesque, clean and futuristic but that doesnt mean it is a good thing. The game is plagued by the same issues as the originals the close conversation animation is patchy, and though the gameplay is smooth and reliable it just lacks the new exciting elements that force one to take notice and be challenged.

It seems a little sad that seven years of ME 3 has so few changes. Though the visuals and graphical effects will leave you spell-bound, the game has nothing new to offer. It almost seems that BioWare were so scared to tamper with the originals and hurt fans in the process that this title just seems a formulaic extension. It just falls flat and seems like another day in space, a beautiful but boring day. Maybe the appeal of space as the final frontier is fading, after all.

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